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Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.”
By Andy Nguyen• November 1, 2024
Fellowship of the Minds stated on March 30, 2018 in in a blog :
"Application for March for Our Lives permit was made months before Parkland shooting"  
By Mica Soellner• April 3, 2018
Bloggers stated on September 09, 2018 in a website post:
Says Barack Obama "referred to the carnage that took place in Benghazi as a conspiracy theory."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 14, 2018
Alex Jones stated on October 24, 2018 in in a blog post:
Says explosive devices mailed to prominent Democrats and Trump critics confirm the "deep state (is) launching false flag against (mainstream media)/Dems to blame Trump & pro-America forces."
By John Kruzel• October 25, 2018
Bloggers stated on February 21, 2018 in multiple posts and blogs on the Internet:
Say David Hogg is a crisis actor. 
By Allison Graves• February 21, 2018
Viral image stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Disneyland estates have been used for MK-ULTRA mind control, human trafficking, occult rituals, and parading sexual deviants.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Jesse Ventura stated on December 02, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com:
"Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!"
By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2014
Critics of water fluoridation stated on October 04, 2011 in a Pinellas County Commission meeting and web comments:
Say water fluoridation started in Nazi Germany ghettos and death camps to pacify the Jews.
By Becky Bowers• October 6, 2011
Instagram posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot:
Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”
By Katie Sanders• September 20, 2020
Morgan Brittany stated on October 07, 2014 in an article on the WND website:
"According to a government supplier of emergency products, the Disaster Assistance Response Team was told to be prepared to be activated in the month of October for an outbreak of Ebola."
By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2014
TikTok posts stated on April 06, 2022 in a video:
Video of a Q&A response from Amazon’s Alexa confirms that chemtrails are being used “to reduce the human population.”
By Monique Curet• April 13, 2022
Bloggers stated on August 19, 2014 in stories:
Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State.  
By Derek Tsang• August 19, 2014
Bloggers stated on June 17, 2017 in a blog post:
"U.N. official John Ashe set to testify against the Clintons may not have died by accident."
By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2017
Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says "Snoop Dogg arrested for conspiracy after talking about his ‘murder Trump’ video."
By Joshua Gillin• March 23, 2017
Bloggers stated on August 11, 2010 in liberal blogs:
Republican candidate for Georgia governor "dabbled" in birther conspiracy theories.
By Willoughby Mariano• August 20, 2010
Chain email stated on June 26, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet:
Says Barack Obama said that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs" and that individuals should "surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign."
By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2014
TikTok posts stated on May 30, 2023 in a video:
Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.'
By Grace Abels• May 31, 2023
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a post on Twitter:
Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.
By Aaron Sharockman• November 29, 2017
Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Texas petition to outlaw “aerosolized spraying” is evidence of chemtrails.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 5, 2024
Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2023 in a screenshot:
Nicole Schwab said, “Permanent climate lockdowns coming — whether you like it or not.”
By Madison Czopek• August 3, 2023

Articles (1187)

Our No. 2 hit of 2016; checking Hillary Clinton on Alex Jones, child deaths

By W. Gardner Selby• December 31, 2016

Michael Flynn's troubling penchant for conspiracy theories

By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2017

How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media

By John Kruzel• February 22, 2018

Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact'

By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2015

Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018

QAnon and Donald Trump rallies: What's that about?

By Miriam Valverde• August 3, 2018

What the HBO QAnon documentary series revealed about the identity of ‘Q’

By Samantha Putterman• April 9, 2021

Alex Jones said Sandy Hook slayings 'pretty much didn't happen'

By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2018

FEMA conspiracy theories have existed for decades. Here's how the internet has amplified them.

By Jeff Cercone• October 22, 2024

What Democrats said about Trump, collusion before Mueller report

By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2019

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018

Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

By Daniel Funke• December 21, 2020

The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018

By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018

What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

By Yacob Reyes• December 19, 2022

QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence

By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022

Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign

By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017

Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory

By Grace Abels• October 17, 2023

Mock Lobster!

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2008

Fake news in the Alabama Senate race surges before Election Day

By Jon Greenberg• December 11, 2017

Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen

By Dave Boucher, Clara Hendrickson• June 23, 2021